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Fosdick, Howard – Special Libraries, 1983
Microcomputer programing languages BASIC, Pascal, and PL/1 are characterized and contrasted in terms of suitability for library and textual processing needs. Issues pertaining to choice of programing languages for library microcomputing are discussed. Fifty-one references and tables rating languages on basis of number of string functions and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Oriented Programs, Information Centers, Libraries
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Ertel, Monica M. – Special Libraries, 1984
This discussion of current microcomputer technologies available to libraries focuses on software applications in four major classifications: communications (online database searching); word processing; administration; and database management systems. Specific examples of library applications are given and six references are cited. (EJS)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Databases, Information Retrieval, Library Automation